Meeting Points

08:45 At Catford Station by the ticket machine ( NB NOT Catford Bridge!) meet Trevor Hughes and buy tickets for the 09:02 train to Bromley South , changing with 7 minutes to spare onto the service to Hildenborough - ETA  09:45

Or meet Andrew Fergar on Bromley South Station Forecourt at 09:00 for the 09:20 direct service to Hildenborough - ETA - 09:45

The Ride

Today's ride will be 34 miles in length and has 2010 ft of ascent and descent ....with the majority of the tougher climbing in the first 14 miles ....but we won't be setting a brisk pace ......I think this ride is doable for most non novice riders .Plus there will not be any off road sections .

Upon leaving Hildenborough we sett off South West towards Charcott and Chiddingstone Causeway ....once we get to The Horseshoes we will be going South through Weller's Town and Chiddingstone Hoath ...before veering slightly East to White Post . From White Post we progress Westwards to Cowden and thence towards Dormansland in Surrey . After this ...going North then North East we skirt the edge of Lingfield ...and pass through the centre of Edenbridge and onwards to Hever . After Hever the route takes us all the way around the Bough Beech reservoir ...and thence back onto the same stretch of road that we took initially from Hildeborough to get back to the station .

This ride will be along lanes for 96% of it's length ...and we will try and take in one or two of the most interesting Churches that we come to ...
Our Lunch Stop : Hildenborough at Ye Old Crown

As an optional extra for the die hard hill climbing fanatics amongst us ....I will almost certainly be doing an extension of this ride to Eynsford via Seal Chart , Kemsing and Romney Street ...which will add on 14 miles and another 1291 ft of ascent and descent ...I don't anticipate having any trouble using our Hildenborough return tickets to get home from Eynsford ...with the added bonus that this train goes directly back to Bromley South or Catford

Buy return tickets to Hildenborough
My email contact is :
andrew.fergar@cliffordchance.com
or my mobile number is
07717693701